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Esther Koh

Press Service International

Esther Koh is a primary school teacher living in Christchurch with her husband and two sons. She loves people and has a passion for helping others find their purpose for living.

Esther Koh’s previous articles may be viewed at http://www.pressserviceinternational.org/esther-koh.html

  • Convenient parenting

    We like things to be convenient. The simpler things are, the better it is. We are constantly looking for the easy way out.

  • Assumptions: When questions cease

  • Intimidated

    Signing up for the Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary) was such an exciting decision for me as I took the first step towards becoming a teacher here in New Zealand. Then I found out that there were four people from my suburb doing the same course online and another dozen or so in the same city.

  • The Uncertainties of a New Year

    After four years of being a stay-at-home mum with my two boys, I’m once again heading back to university in 2019… or so I thought. Things don’t always go as planned. Life is full of unexpected roadblocks and detours.

  • No is equally as good as yes

  • Parenting: Is it Possible to Turn Terrible Twos into Terrific Twos?

    My boy just turned two last month and oh what fun has it been! Along with a sudden surge of confidence and independence, comes an overflow of words. He has begun experimenting more, trying out things he has not done before. The adventurer in him begins exploring places by himself.

  • Words: When a Leader Makes a Mistake

    The news is constantly reporting the lives of people in authority. Sharp eagle eyes are ever on our nation's prime minister and leaders. Pastors are under scrutiny and their actions, more often the negative ones, are highlighted in the media, just like the trending news of a megachurch pastor’s affair with a teenage church member.

  • The blanket in the cold

    The cold weather has finally hit us with temperatures below 0°c during the wee night and early morning. In spite of that, our toddler ironically decides that now is the best time to stop using a blanket.

  • Oh no, it’s chipped!

    The other day I accidentally dropped my glass in the sink and it cracked. The glass did not completely shatter but merely chipped on the top. Still it was now a chipped glass. The glass barely knocked the sink but it must have hit at just the right angle to chip a bit off the top.

  • We should help, shouldn’t we?

    When I was younger, I always thought helping others meant the needy, as in those who are poor, who don't have enough money. To me, giving money was the main way to help others.